| Country | Ireland |
| Year | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2030 | Comparison with other OECD countries |
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| Population and migration | Total population | Evolution of the population | Total population | | 3 789.5 | 4 045.2 | 4 133.8 | 4 239.8 | 4 339 | 5 079.387 | /  |
Population growth rates | | 1.28020098 | 1.64074474 | 2.19025017 | 2.56422662 | 2.33973301 | 0.54051005 | /  |
Total fertility rates | | 1.9 | 1.95 | 1.88 | 1.9 | .. | .. | /  |
Regional Population | Share of national population in the 10% of regions with the largest population | | .. | .. | 23.22272513 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Regions with the highest population density in each country, small regions |  | .. | .. | 1 273.28244275 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Distribution of the national population into urban regions, small regions | | .. | .. | 28.07270629 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Distribution of the national population into intermediate regions, small regions | | .. | .. | 0 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Distribution of the national population into rural regions, small regions | | .. | .. | 71.92729371 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Index of geographic concentration of population, small regions | | .. | .. | 28.42611414 | .. | .. | .. |  |
| Elderly population | Ageing societies | Ratio of population aged 65 and over to the total population | | 11.2072833 | 11.1168793 | 11.101166 | 10.9038162 | 10.8435123 | 18.5046542 | /  |
Ratio of inactive population aged 65 and over to the total labour force | | 24.2885131 | .. | 22.86082986 | .. | .. | 38.19619557 | /  |
Elderly Population by region | Percentage of elderly population by country | | .. | .. | 11.05760724 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Share of national elderly population in the 10% of small regions with the largest elderly population | | .. | .. | 20.96040479 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Index of geographic concentration of elderly population, small regions | | .. | .. | 24.8805371 | .. | .. | .. |  |
Index of geographic concentration population, small regions | | .. | .. | 29.23534007 | .. | .. | .. |  |
| International migration | Trends in migration | Net migration rate | | 8.431773 | 11.55217 | 15.8692 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Immigrant population | Foreign-born population | | 8.67223451 | 11.5870491 | 12.74863297 | 14.42310642 | .. | .. | /  |
Foreign population | | 3.33289352 | 5.5 | 6.3 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Foreign-born nationals | | 45.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Migration and employment | Employment rates of native-born population: low education | | .. | .. | .. | 48.92363714 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of native-born population: intermadiate education | | .. | .. | .. | 73.70390166 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of native-born population: high education | | .. | .. | .. | 86.76069883 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of foreign-born population: low education | | .. | .. | .. | 49.93614304 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of foreign-born population: intermadiate education | | .. | .. | .. | 72.67080745 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment rates of foreign-born population: high education | | .. | .. | .. | 80.21818182 | .. | .. | /  |
Migration and unemployment | Unemployment rate of native-born men | | 4.39488554 | 4.88402026 | 4.5 | 4.4 | .. | .. | /  |
Unemployment rate of the foreign-born men | | .. | 6.74147352 | 6 | 6 | .. | .. | /  |
Unemployment rate of the native-born women | | 4.1863524 | 3.69815602 | 3.5 | 3.81 | .. | .. | /  |
Unemployment rate of the foreign-born women | | .. | 5.2525924 | 6 | 6.02 | .. | .. | /  |
| Macroeconomic trends | Gross Domestic Product (GDP) | Size of GDP | Gross domestic product | | 108.85799776 | 148.19290626 | 160.52521128 | 177.80038298 | 196.1834718 | .. | /  |
GDP per capita | | 28 647.51058678 | 36 507.99719355 | 38 693.2465467 | 41 802.57166997 | 45 026.91211197 | .. | /  |
Volume index of GDP per capita | | | | | | | .. | /  |
National income per capita | Gross national income per capita | | 24 689.05225727 | 31 260.06966487 | 33 182.47210732 | 36 256.34697147 | 38 298.69903202 | .. | /  |
| Economic growth | Evolution of GDP | Real GDP growth | | 9.23739847 | 4.70390865 | 6.37328746 | 5.70845968 | 6.02656775 | .. | /  |
Household saving | Household net saving rates | | .. | 8.28738571 | 5.59885856 | 3.78014607 | 2.68967096 | .. | /  |
Investment rates | Gross fixed capital formation | | 23.14543767 | 24.24702958 | 26.56856152 | 26.83537904 | 26.29305737 | .. | /  |
Gross fixed capital formation: machinery and equipment | | 7.4801455 | 5.01990693 | 5.63486222 | 4.95971102 | 5.29588076 | .. | /  |
Gross fixed capital formation: housing | | 8.34175022 | 12.18060856 | 13.61711502 | 13.98426596 | 12.53162092 | .. | /  |
Inflation | GDP deflator | | 6.0536445 | 2.03682663 | 2.33387655 | 3.41906404 | 1.40012833 | .. | /  |
Productivity | Income and productivity levels | Income and productivity levels - Percentage gap with respect to US GDP per capita | | .. | .. | .. | .. | -1.01557039 | .. |  |
Income and productivity levels - Effect of labour utilisation | | .. | .. | .. | .. | -9.4309746 | .. |  |
Income and productivity levels - Percentage gap with respect to US GDP per hour worked | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8.41540421 | .. |  |
Growth in GDP per capita | Contribution of labour productivity and labour utilisation to GDP per capita - GDP per capita 2001-2006 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.50708846 | .. |  |
Contribution of labour productivity and labour utilisation to GDP per capita - GDP per hour worked 2001-06 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3.10028158 | .. |  |
Contribution of labour productivity and labour utilisation to GDP per capita - labour utilisation 2001-06 | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0.39457398 | .. |  |
Labour productivity growth | GDP per hour worked | | 4.6 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | .. | /  |
Growth accounts for OECD countries | Contributions to GDP growth: Labour input | | .. | .. | .. | 1.57906054 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: ICT capital | | .. | .. | .. | 0.23671477 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: Non-ICT capital | | .. | .. | .. | 0.74615167 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: Multi-factor productivity | | .. | .. | .. | 3.24865277 | .. | .. | /  |
Contributions to GDP growth: GDP growth | | .. | .. | .. | 5.70706774 | .. | .. | /  |
| Economic structure | Value added by activity | Value added in agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishing | | 3.46630157 | 2.46672328 | 1.91735069 | 1.61800428 | 1.6604443 | .. | /  |
Value added in industry, including energy | | 33.6160549 | 27.055758 | 25.08959231 | 23.76818477 | 23.71893076 | .. | /  |
Value added in construction | | 7.44026045 | 8.96107224 | 9.86619595 | 10.19348715 | 9.85618461 | .. | /  |
Value added in in transport, trade, hotels and restaurants | | 17.88474292 | 17.81666638 | 17.94678465 | 18.41873009 | 17.95220757 | .. | /  |
Value added in banks, insurance, real estate and other business services | | 21.78441013 | 25.48039936 | 26.97850756 | 27.70893304 | 28.13898705 | .. | /  |
Value added in government, health, education and other personal services | | 15.80823003 | 18.21938073 | 18.20156884 | 18.29266066 | 18.6732457 | .. | /  |
Evolution of value added by activity | Real value added in agriculture, forestry and fishing | | 1.17256985 | 1.34136968 | -15.248021 | -4.8533588 | 3.12216087 | .. | /  |
Real value added in industry | | 9.18221604 | 3.97131911 | 4.35666602 | 5.26948399 | 9.41330468 | .. | /  |
Real value added in services | | 8.40675044 | 6.02254547 | 6.84086212 | 5.70735304 | 6.88550203 | .. | /  |
Small and medium-sized enterprises | Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with less than 20 employees |  | 8.92914187 | 10.03606812 | 9.34418306 | 9.60662051 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 20 or more employees |  | 91.07085813 | 89.96393188 | 90.65581694 | 90.39337949 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with less than 10 employees |  | 3.52062407 | 3.9492307 | 3.65039827 | 3.85676952 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 10-19 employees |  | 5.4085178 | 6.08683742 | 5.6937848 | 5.74985099 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 20-49 employees |  | 12.81101738 | 12.99776286 | 12.5572771 | 12.90999954 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 50-249 employees |  | 32.39510496 | 31.46007396 | 30.91336636 | 30.13433589 | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in manufacturing in enterprises with 250 or more employees |  | 45.86473579 | 45.50609506 | 47.18517348 | 47.34904406 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with less than 20 employees |  | 57.62144054 | 61.18610312 | 60.07988722 | 61.35953026 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 20 or more employees |  | 42.37855946 | 38.81389688 | 39.92011278 | 38.64046974 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with less than 10 employees |  | 36.09715243 | 38.90241204 | 38.08740602 | 39.5438121 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 10-19 employees |  | 21.52428811 | 22.28369108 | 21.9924812 | 21.81571816 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 20-49 employees |  | 22.00586265 | 20.57977429 | 20.70018797 | 20.50587173 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 50-249 employees |  | 16.33165829 | 14.53861474 | 15.22556391 | 14.22764228 | .. | .. | /  |
Number of enterprises in manufacturing with 250 or more employees |  | 4.04103853 | 3.69550786 | 3.9943609 | 3.90695574 | .. | .. | /  |
| Economic globalisation | Trade | Share of trade in GDP | Trade in goods and services | | 91.36406272 | 76.33441887 | 75.59642722 | 74.537532 | 74.08263334 | .. | /  |
Trade in goods | Trade balance: exports of goods minus imports of goods | | 25.60687781 | 41.97090015 | 39.70635094 | 32.33375248 | 35.13286542 | .. | /  |
Imports of goods | | 50.68764843 | 62.33620815 | 70.28737742 | 76.55412443 | 85.69955837 | .. | /  |
Exports of goods | | 76.29452624 | 104.30710829 | 109.99372836 | 108.88787691 | 120.83242379 | .. | /  |
Trade in services | Services trade balance: exports of services minus imports of services | | -12.79994 | -12.67428 | -11.56066 | -8.5327 | -3.92749 | .. | /  |
Imports of services | | 32.77629 | 65.38418 | 71.48796 | 80.16443 | 93.79847 | .. | /  |
Exports of services | | 19.97635 | 52.7099 | 59.9273 | 71.63173 | 89.87098 | .. | /  |
Balance of payments | Current account balance of payments | | -0.36859018 | -0.58316897 | -3.53731413 | -3.53634564 | -5.39892513 | .. | /  |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | FDI flows and stocks | Outward FDI stocks | | 27 925 | 106 692 | 104 152 | 123 296 | .. | .. | /  |
Inward FDI stocks | | 127 088 | 207 647 | 163 530 | 156 591 | .. | .. | /  |
Inflows of foreign direct investment | | 25 784 | -10 614 | -31 670 | -938 | 25 895.96167009 | .. | /  |
Outflows of foreign direct investment | | 4 630 | 18 079 | 14 304 | 14 743 | 22 052 | .. | /  |
Activities of multinationals | Employment in affiliates under foreign control, share of employment in manufacturing | | 48.1 | 48 | 49.27847642 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Employment in affiliates under foreign control, share of employment in services |  | .. | 27.5 | 31.6 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Prices | Prices and interest rates | Consumer Price Indices (CPI) | CPI: all items | | 100 | 116.06767549 | 118.86296763 | 123.54981084 | 129.62379151 | .. | /  |
CPI: food | | 100 | 111.4944684 | 110.70691918 | 112.24451528 | 115.38533658 | .. | /  |
CPI: energy | | 100 | 113.64981785 | 128.03961749 | 138.49043716 | 144.91120219 | .. | /  |
Producer Price Indices (PPI) | PPI: manufacturing | | 100 | 90.1591534 | 90.09249229 | 90.70910757 | 89.22589784 | .. | /  |
Long-term interest rates | Long-term interest rates | | 5.478333 | 4.061666 | 3.320833 | 3.789167 | 4.328333 | .. | /  |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | Rates of conversion | Purchasing power parities | | 0.96313993 | 1.00527689 | 1.01023374 | 0.99710932 | 0.97155247 | .. | /  |
Exchange rates | | 1.0854 | 0.805365 | 0.80412 | 0.797141 | 0.730638 | .. | /  |
Indices of price levels | | 94.51635097 | 121.90743778 | 123.12963806 | 123.64824664 | 126.70074757 | .. | /  |
Effective exchange rates | Nominal effective exchange rates | | 100 | 115.1245343 | 114.92103965 | 115.10397014 | 118.06003721 | .. | /  |
Relative consumer price indices | | 100 | 123.7667 | 123.71 | 125.96 | 132.4542 | .. | /  |
Relative unit labour costs in manufacturing | | 100 | 102.2325 | 102.69 | 99.915 | 101.875 | .. | /  |
| Energy | Energy supply | Energy supply | Total primary energy supply | | 14.2 | 15 | 15.2 | 15.5 | 15.5 | .. | /  |
Energy supply and economic growth | Total primary energy supply per unit of GDP | | 0.13 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .. | /  |
Energy supply per capita | Total primary energy supply per capita | | 3.73 | 3.7 | 3.66 | 3.63 | 3.59 | .. | /  |
Electricity generation | Electricity generation | | 23.7 | 25.2 | 25.6 | 27.7 | 27.4 | .. | /  |
Nuclear energy | Nuclear electricity generation, terawatts | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | .. | /  |
Nuclear electricity generation, percentage of total production | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | .. | /  |
Nuclear power plants connected to the grid | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | .. | /  |
Nuclear power plants under construction | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 0 | .. | /  |
Renewable energy | Contribution of renewables to energy supply | | 1.6 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | .. | /  |
| Energy production and prices | Energy production | Total production of energy | | 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | .. | /  |
Oil production | Production of crude oil | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .. | /  |
Oil prices | Crude oil import prices | | 29.88 | 39.24 | 55.24 | 66.38 | 74.16 | .. | /  |
| Labour | Employment | Employment rates by gender | Employment rates: total | | 64.47713101 | 65.42626644 | 67.11556863 | 68.18103597 | 68.95165343 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: men | | 75.56675063 | 75.11030741 | 76.21659634 | 77.41101205 | 77.40225315 | .. | /  |
Employment rates: women | | 53.29847653 | 55.64887169 | 57.86954347 | 58.73833728 | 60.31036118 | .. | /  |
Employment rates by age group | Employment rates for age group 15-24 | | 48.24837869 | 44.69661151 | 46.41783963 | 48.38659148 | 48.80088356 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 25-54 | | 75.34745414 | 76.48209969 | 77.78272732 | 78.15937752 | 78.77800197 | .. | /  |
Employment rates for age group 55-64 | | 45.15065767 | 49.48670703 | 51.68996188 | 53.41922696 | 54.06698565 | .. | /  |
Part-time employment | Incidence of part-time employment | | 18.07843234 | 19.26226511 | 19.63920591 | 19.88598353 | 20.25251431 | .. | /  |
Self-employment | Self-employment rates: total | | 18.93028846 | 17.99781182 | 17.35064935 | 16.27791563 | 16.80190931 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: men | | 25.83926755 | 25.33081285 | 24.66124661 | 23.3419466 | 24.18410042 | .. | /  |
Self-employment rates: women | | 8.95741557 | 7.93237971 | 7.45721271 | 6.67447307 | 7.11111111 | .. | /  |
| Unemployment | Unemployment rates | Unemployment rates: total | | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | .. | /  |
Unemployment rates: men | | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5 | .. | /  |
Unemployment rates: women | | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | .. | /  |
Long-term unemployment | Long-term unemployment | | .. | 34.2626638 | 34.31515018 | 34.33801607 | 30.34105549 | .. | /  |
Regional unemployment | National unemployment rate | | .. | .. | .. | 4.394457 | .. | .. |  |
Range in regional unemployment rate, small regions: minimum | | .. | .. | .. | 3.25306295 | .. | .. |  |
Range in regional unemployment rate, small regions: maximum | | .. | .. | .. | 5.38631347 | .. | .. |  |
Gini index of regional unemployment rates, small regions | | .. | .. | .. | 0.10072808 | .. | .. |  |
Regional variation of the youth unemployment rate, large regions: minimum | | .. | .. | .. | 8.2 | .. | .. |  |
Regional variation of the youth unemployment rate, large regions: maximum | | .. | .. | .. | 9.8 | .. | .. |  |
Regional variation of the youth unemployment rate, large regions: maximum-minimum | | .. | .. | .. | 1.6 | .. | .. |  |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | Labour compensation | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | | 7.995707 | 5.339851 | 6.357385 | 4.613136 | 6.046299 | .. | /  |
Unit labour costs, business sector | | 4.040738 | 2.892022 | 6.39583 | 3.270093 | 1.879086 | .. | /  |
Hours worked | Average hours actually worked | | 1 719 | 1 668 | 1 654 | 1 640 | 1 630 | .. | /  |
| Science and technology | Research and Development (R&D) | Expenditure on R&D | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | | 1.12 | 1.24 | 1.26 | 1.32 | 1.36 | .. | /  |
Investment in knowledge | Investment in knowledge | | 2.619278 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Researchers | Researchers | | 5.02 | 5.89 | 5.92 | 5.96 | .. | .. | /  |
Patents | Triadic patent families | | 42.76535121 | 68.07894351 | 64.24818284 | 69.69155931 | .. | .. | /  |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | Size of the ICT sector | Share of ICT manufacturing in total manufacturing value added | | .. | .. | .. | 11.49030414 | .. | .. | /  |
Percentage point change in the share of ICT manufacturing in total manufacturing value added between 1995 and 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | -2.70860494 | .. | .. | /  |
Share of telecommunication services in total business services value added | | .. | .. | .. | 2.56307017 | .. | .. | /  |
Share of other ICT services in total business services value added | | .. | .. | .. | 9.93397491 | .. | .. | /  |
Percentage point change in the share of ICT services in total business services value added between 1995 and 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 4.06491313 | .. | .. | /  |
Investment in ICT | Shares of ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | | 10.00237363 | 8.08427612 | 7.51617398 | 7.68431275 | .. | .. | /  |
Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy | Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy, narrow definition | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.40384645 | .. | /  |
Share of ICT-related occupations in the total economy, broad definition | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 20.93941491 | .. | /  |
Computer and internet access by households | Percentage of households with access to home computers | | .. | 46.3 | 54.92160997 | 58.57422279 | 65.49018749 | .. | /  |
Percentage of households with access to the internet | | .. | 39.73097617 | 47.18446732 | 49.95346785 | 57.27062014 | .. | /  |
| Communications | Exports of information and communications equipment | Exports of ICT equipment | | 26 340.588207 | 23 673.095766 | 24 932.965852 | 24 360.281315 | 23 531.669098 | .. | /  |
Telephone access | Telephone access | | 96.25816469 | 137.6648108 | 148.65962832 | 161.39407049 | 172.67030306 | .. | /  |
| Environment | Water and natural resources | Fisheries | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | | 291 | 306 | 282 | 282 | .. | .. | /  |
Aquaculture | | 41 | 59 | 61 | 87 | .. | .. | /  |
| Air and land | Emissions of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | CO2 emissions from fuel combustion | | 41 | 42 | 43 | 45 | .. | .. | /  |
Municipal waste | Total amount generated of municipal waste |  | | .. | .. | 3 384.61 | .. | .. | /  |
Generation intensities of municipal waste | | .. | .. | .. | 799.59602164 | .. | .. | /  |
| Education | Outcomes | International student assessment | Mean scores and gender differences on the science scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 508.32893003 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 3.18606326 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the science scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 508.12787349 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 4.32778452 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the science scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 508.52530464 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 3.3054178 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the science scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | -0.39743115 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the science scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 4.3090464 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 517.31323814 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 3.53612244 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 500.22731558 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 4.52915619 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the reading scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 534.0012874 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 3.75329978 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the reading scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | -33.77397183 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the reading scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 4.85946967 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 501.47177145 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006 | | .. | .. | .. | 2.78522067 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 507.27159587 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: males | | .. | .. | .. | 3.71521825 | .. | .. | /  |
Mean scores on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 495.80700531 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: females | | .. | .. | .. | 3.23852046 | .. | .. | /  |
Score difference on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 11.46459055 | .. | .. | /  |
Standard error on the mathematics scale in PISA 2006: difference (males - females) | | .. | .. | .. | 4.08679359 | .. | .. | /  |
Trends in tertiary graduation and entry rates | Tertiary graduation rates (tertiary type-A level) | | 30.45286216 | 38.65755963 | 38.17622958 | 39.1012223 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary entry rates (tertiary type-A level) | | 31.96221715 | 43.89071008 | 44.6 | 40.14639932 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment | Tertiary attainment for age group 25-64 |  | | 27.8 | 29.1 | 30.81224985 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment for age group 25-34 |  | | 39.6 | 40.6 | 42.21799013 | .. | .. | /  |
Tertiary attainment for age group 55-64 |  | | 15.4 | 16.7 | 16.94796708 | .. | .. | /  |
| Expenditure on education | Change in expenditure on education | Expenditure per student in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education: 2000 constant prices | | .. | .. | 6 410.87064373 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education | | 100 | .. | 151.81519268 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Number of students in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education | | 100 | .. | 103.03912683 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiray education | | 100 | .. | 147.33742156 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in tertiary education: 2000 constant prices | | .. | .. | 10 467.93001477 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure in tertiary education | | 100 | .. | 102.3505714 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Number of students in tertiary education | | 100 | .. | 119.84722488 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure per student in tertiary education | | 100 | .. | 85.4008689 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Relative earnings of graduates | Trends in relative earnings for age group 25-64 with tertiary education: males | | 137.91869205 | 171.23219822 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Trends in relative earnings for age group 25-64 with tertiary education: females | | 162.8085284 | 167.81558926 | .. | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public and private expenditure in tertiary education | Share of public expenditure on educational institutions | | 79.15413808 | 82.5582218 | 83.98117586 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Index of change in public expenditure on educational institutions | | 100 | 102.25858625 | 108.72246361 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Expenditure on educational institutions | Public expenditure on educational institutions in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | | .. | .. | 3.308 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Private expenditure on educational institutions in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | | .. | .. | 0.108 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on educational institutions in primary, secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education | | .. | .. | 3.41624424 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public expenditure on educational institutions in tertiary education | | .. | .. | 1.02999841 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Private expenditure on educational institutions in tertiary education | | .. | .. | 0.12658889 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on educational institutions in tertiary education | | .. | .. | 1.1565873 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Public expenditure on educational institutions for all levels of education | | .. | .. | 4.287 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Private expenditure on educational institutions for all levels of education | | .. | .. | 0.289 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on educational institutions for all levels of education | | .. | .. | 4.57581005 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
| Public finance | Government deficits and debt | Government deficits | Government net borrowing/net lending | | 4.71633134 | 1.41489255 | 1.69573235 | 3.01294984 | 0.23098203 | .. | /  |
Government debt | General government gross financial liabilities | | 40.14497487 | 32.70208155 | 32.64006588 | 28.75610364 | 27.94654798 | .. | /  |
| Public expenditure | Health expenditure | Public expenditure on health | | 4.6 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 5.9 | .. | .. | /  |
Total expenditure on health | | 6.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.5 | .. | .. | /  |
Social expenditure | Public social expenditure | | 13.6 | 16.2 | 16.7 | .. | .. | .. | /  |
Law, order and defence expenditure | Law, order and defence expenditure | | 2.10757766 | 1.95207376 | 1.83439413 | 1.85579009 | .. | .. | /  |
| Support and aid | Government support for fishing | Government financial transfers to fishing | | .. | 21 448.47495921 | 22 143.84335383 | 29 430.14936614 | .. | .. | /  |
Official development assistance | Net official development assistance | | 0.29495045 | 0.3889209 | 0.41959897 | 0.54088163 | 0.55153318 | .. | /  |
| Taxes | Total tax revenue | Total tax revenue | | 31.729698 | 30.057368 | 30.554457 | 31.881034 | 32.238508 | .. | /  |
Taxes on income and profits | | 13.244081 | 11.885385 | 11.734527 | 12.692822 | 12.527478 | .. | /  |
Taxes on goods and services | | 12.160428 | 11.351566 | 11.557757 | 11.630438 | 11.688451 | .. | /  |
Taxes on the average worker | Taxes on the average worker | | 28.87310848 | 24.00379524 | 23.48469077 | 22.98366219 | 22.27893316 | .. | /  |
| Quality of life | Health | Life expectancy | Life expectancy at birth: total | | 76.6 | 78.9 | 79.5 | 79.7 | .. | .. | /  |
Life expectancy at birth: men | | 74 | 76.4 | 77.3 | 77.3 | .. | .. | /  |
Life expectancy at birth: women | | 79.2 | 81.4 | 81.7 | 82.1 | .. | .. | /  |
Infant mortality | Infant mortality | | 6.2 | 4.6 | 4 | 3.7 | .. | .. | /  |
Mental health | Mental health index | | .. | .. | .. | .. | 67.003 | .. |  |
| Society | Suicides | Suicide rates | | 11.8 | 10 | 9.2 | 8.9 | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates by gender: both men and women |  | .. | 11.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates by gender: men |  | .. | 18.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates by gender: women |  | .. | 4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates and per capita GDP: GDP per capita | | .. | 36 341.306 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicide rates and per capita GDP: suicide rate |  | .. | 11.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |
Suicides rates and subjective life-evaluations: suicide rates |  | .. | 11.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |  |